Miami resident Michael Greenman talks about being treated for peripheral artery disease, or PAD, at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute.

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[Peripheral Arterial Disease]
[Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute]

[Michael Greenman]
I was walking with my wife in a Metro Zoo, and I get a little pain on the back of my leg and got uncomfortable.

[Barry T. Katzen, M.D. Founder and Chief Medical Executive]
We identified that there was a short segment blockage in the artery, in his thigh, and we were able to place a very small catheter into the artery, guided to the area of blockage and use the latest technology, which in his case involved using a balloon that had medication on it to actually prevent re narrowing over the longterm.

[Doctors performing surgery]

[3d model of patient’s skeleton]

Michael Greenman:
I was able to go back to the Metro Zoo walk more miles than I ever had. I'm able to do that, and next week I'm going to Disney World and I'll be able to walk more, and my wife's happy about it.

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